On May 23, John Williams led the Boston Pops in the World Premiere of “The Adventures of Han” from Solo: A Star Wars Story during his “Film Night” performance in Boston. This was also the first time that the Boston…

The original soundtrack album for Solo: A Star Wars Story includes a concert arrangement of the new theme for Han Solo that Williams wrote expressly for the film. The track, entitled The Adventures of Han, was recorded by Williams in…

Solo: A Star Wars Story Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Available May 25th Han Solo Theme And Original Star Wars Music By John Williams Score Composed And Adapted By John Powell BURBANK, Calif., May 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Walt Disney Records releases the original…

On May 10, the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester conducted by Krzysztof Urbański performed a program including Holst’s The Planets and a suite from Star Wars (Main Title,Luke and Leia, The Asteroid Field, The Imperial March, Cantina Band, The Forest Battle, The Throne Room and Finale), The…

Solo: A Star Wars story composer John Powell revealed in a recent interview that John Williams wrote more than one theme for the film: “The thing that people are sort of gonna be interested in is, I think, is that…

Margot Kidder, the actress best known for playing Lois Lane opposite Christopher Reeve in the “Superman” films, has died. She was 69. The actress died in her sleep at her home on Sunday in Livingston, Mont., her publicist Camilla Fluxman…

“JOHN WILLIAMS RETURNS” April 26-29, 2018, Chicago, IL The Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by JOHN WILLIAMS and Richard Kaufman (The April 26 concert was recorded for a possible future CSO broadcast) CONCERT PROGRAM Richard Kaufman conducting Overture to The Cowboys…

An exploration of John Williams’s music for the popular film series, with a particular focus on the latest installment, The Last Jedi by Maurizio Caschetto In a recent interview with Cleveland.com website, composer John Williams was asked how he feels…

“JOHN WILLIAMS CONDUCTS THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA” April 8, 2018, Cleveland, OH The Cleveland Orchestra conducted by JOHN WILLIAMS CONCERT PROGRAM Sound the Bells! Excerpts from Close Encounters of the Third Kind Selections from the Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone…

BMI is proud to present legendary film composer John Williams with a special award bearing his name in recognition of his incomparable status as one of the greatest film and television composers of our time. The John Williams Award will…

In addition to John Williams’ new, original theme for the title character, composer John Powell has adapted some of Williams’ existing Star Wars motifs in his score for Solo: A Star Wars Story. Here’s how both composers are officially credited…

A longtime friend of the Cleveland Orchestra, the legendary film composer and laureate director of the Boston Pops Orchestra, 86, said his upcoming visit to Cleveland feels extra special because it’s taking place not at Blossom Music Center but, for the first…

Join John Williams and Rian Johnson in this fully immersive experience that puts you on the set of The Last Jedi, and inside the scoring stage with Williams and the 100+ piece orchestra as they record the score for the…

On May 4, Disney Music will release on CD the original soundtrack albums of the first six Star Wars films, all remastered with new artwork and a collectible mini-poster. This includes Star Wars (a.k.a. A New Hope), The Empire Strikes Back,…

UPDATED with promo video -includes recording sessions footage: Fans of Star Wars: The Last Jedi buying the movie for home use will get access to a never-before-seen version. Both digital and physical purchases will unlock access to a cut of…

“I actually got to witness John Williams do this incredible thing — which was during the recording of the score for the Crait scene. There was this one section where the brass was playing and John (who knows every single…

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Han Solo Theme and Original Star Wars Music by John Williams
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